#region license
# This file is part of Grawlix.
# 
# Grawlix is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of
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# 
# Grawlix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
# 
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
# License along with Grawlix.  If not, see
# <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
#endregion

"""
Interface for string-to-type conversion.
Based upon Castle.ITypeConverter.
"""

namespace Grawlix.Services
import System

interface ITypeConverter:
"""Convert to a specific type from a string."""
	
	def IsSupported(type as Type) as bool
	"""
	Queries whether conversion to the specified type is
	possible with this converter.
	Param type: The type to try to convert to.
	Returns: true if possible, else false
	"""
	
	def Convert(
		provider as ServiceProvider,
		data as string,
		type as Type) as object
	"""
	Converts the given data to the given type, if possible.
	Param provider: The service provider to recurse on, if needed.
	Param data: The string data to convert.
	Param type: The type to try to convert to.
	Returns: The converted object.
	Raises ArgumentException: type is not supported.
	"""
